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I dunno maybe it's because time flies when it's multiflora rose and buckthorns that are getting whacked. It seems that these blades are needing retirement after 8 or so hours. Is this typical for…Continue

I am thinking of starting some alder trees from seed for planting into an area that does not and has not hosted alders. How can I gain the nitrogen fixing bacteria for inoculation of the roots ? Continue

After losing a planting of trees to voles/deer and now quite a number to the drought of '16 we are considering keeping our seedlings in a protected area with irrigation in grow bags so they can be…Continue

Even after the timely discussion of "green lie" this week, I am still unsure of the best method to eliminate grassy vegetation around the pine, cedar and oak seedlings we are putting in this spring.…Continue

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I dunno maybe it's because time flies when it's multiflora rose and buckthorns that are getting whacked. It seems that these blades are needing retirement after 8 or so hours. Is this typical for this type of material. WIde range of material but much of it is 2". We are not hitting rocks or soil. Anyone out there care to share their experience? This is a 8" Renegade blade after about 4-6 hrs. We have since learned that using wd-40 would make a difference. …See More

"Finding this discussion, I researched the native range of Alders and found the only one native to the East Coast, Alnus maritima, does not range north of Delaware. I am curious if the composition of the wood (chemically) would be similar…"

"Another follow up in tree planting for 2020. Our best successes have come from planting seedlings in "Pallet protectors" Pallets tied together to keep grazing animals out. These are weeded at least 2x per year. Oaks…"

Tree protector in right foreground (2 half pallets forming vee with snowfence tied in front stabilized with t-post). Other MPTP's show every 20ft and a fence row of them in distance with saplings in every vee of the pallet hedgerow. Area used for…

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How many acres of woodland do you own or annually manage?

9 + 18 with pasture and few trees

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We are creating a silvopasture in abandoned cropland that became woodland, that was devastated by EAB and then logged with slash left behind and then became a junkyard.

It is horrible that your voles are so voracious! I’m sure fox would love to eat the voles, but of course you need fencing and donkeys to protect the sheep.

Voles are easy to trap (cover a mousetrap with a box that has an entry hole) but then you’d have to empty and reset the traps daily. I throw the dead rodents where I think fox will travel, and they’re always gone by the next morning.

I’ve read that you can put in landing posts to encourage raptors to hunt your field. Basically tall posts with a crossbar perch on top. That would be nice to do, and probably control your voles if you could entice a raptor or two to stay in your land. It’d be great to have a hawk pair by day and an owl pair by night! The perch posts would encourage both. Some owls will nest in wood-built owlhouses.

I definitely can agree that voles LOVE to live under cardboard and in shallow compost piles. IDK if placing such things away from your baby trees would keep them busy elsewhere.

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I dunno maybe it's because time flies when it's multiflora rose and buckthorns that are getting whacked. It seems that these blades are needing retirement after 8 or so hours. Is this typical for this type of material. WIde range of material but…Continue

I am thinking of starting some alder trees from seed for planting into an area that does not and has not hosted alders. How can I gain the nitrogen fixing bacteria for inoculation of the roots ? Continue

A student in my silviculture class is seeking relayed the scenario below. If anyone has any tips or tricks I will gladly pass them along. Thanks in advance!"Oriental bittersweet is choking out my mature white pine trees and my mature apple trees.…Continue

I'll take a photo, but in the meantime....I have a lot of bitternut hickory and some shagbark as well. I haven't yet noticed any on the shagbark, but about half of the bitternut have gall's. They get up to about 3 inches in diameter. Some tree's…Continue

Even after the timely discussion of "green lie" this week, I am still unsure of the best method to eliminate grassy vegetation around the pine, cedar and oak seedlings we are putting in this spring. I feel this is very important because we lost a…Continue

Electric Deer Fence WorkshopLuke Freeman hosted a workshop at the incubator farm in Fayetteville, AR to demonstrate the use of the solar-powered electric deer fence. Luke built the fence with help from Extension specialist Kenny Simon and County…Continue

[I'm pasting from a recent email thread]Question - I'm working on a couple beech regen and mid story control projects. I have been using Garlon 4 in oil. Works good, but sometimes I want it to move through the roots and the Garlon doesn't do…Continue